Official documentation
Record your screen in QuickTime Player on Mac
Apple, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's QuickTime Player help page for recording the screen on a Mac. It gives the steps (File > New Screen Recording, Stop in the menu bar, File > Save) and says what format the saved file is in.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation, but the URL is versioned for macOS 10.14 and the steps can change between macOS releases. The format sentence is the part to check on your own Mac.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple says a screen recording saved from QuickTime Player on a Mac is an H.264 format QuickTime movie, with an AAC audio track when audio was selected.
“The recording is saved as an H.264 format QuickTime movie with an AAC audio track (if audio was selected)” (Record your screen steps, after Choose File > Save)